Wachstum Über Alles

Driven by hunger for gain
Drunk and high, to fast we rise
It's vanity, profit and ego
Deadly sins of our time
Limitless our appetite
Will we ever have enough?
Merciless we strive to grow
Even though we have too much
Limitless our appetite
Will this madness never end?
Greedy eyes to blind to see
That every growth still has to end.

Profit, profit über alles
Über alles in this world
So come let us strive together
Till the final banknote burns.
Vanity and greed and ego
That is what sustains us all
Profit, profit über alles
Über alles in this world.

Like pestilence, like plagues of vermin
Piles of money multiply
To stand still is death
Everything must grow
Keeping profits, keeping profits high
Merciless prosperity, even though the whole world's burning
Doesn't matter who gets hurt
Just to keep the profits turning
Every day that you were swelling
Till the day that you will see
Without limits growth is cancer
Growing inside you and me.

Profit, profit über alles
Über alles in this world
Profit, profit über alles
Über alles in this world
Greed, corruption, lies and power
Form the base on which he stands
Grow a profit, grow like cancer
Grow, my darling banker count
Grow a profit, grow like cancer
Grow, my darling banker count.